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Wilkie Collins is one of the early writers of detective fiction, most famous for his "The Woman in White" and "The Moonstone", two works that established his reputation among the reading public of his time who eagerly awaited the serialised releases of each of his stories. "The Law and the Lady" is a later work, published in 1875, with probably the first female sleuth in the genre.
Despite the grave misgivings of both their families, Valeria Brinton and Eustace Woodville are married. But before long the new bride begins to suspect a dark secret in her husband's past and when she discovers that he has been living under a false name, she determines to find out why he is concealing his true identity from her.
Three years ago, her husband stood accused of murder - and the verdict that came in from the jury was the Scottish Verdict, Not Proven. The jury had not evidence enough to convict him - nor enough to comfortably exonerate him. Eustace could not bear the weight of her discovery; he fled to the continent, to live in anonymity. But Valeria knew her husband, and she loved him. She knew he was innocent, too, with the sort of intuition that guides the lucky flawlessly. And she set out to prove it to the world.
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GenreMystery and Thriller, General Fiction, Romance
Length15 hrs 38 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateDec 4, 2019
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Note: Addressed to the Reader.
2Part I. Paradise Lost. Chapter i. The Bride’s Mistake.
3Chapter ii. The Bride’s Thoughts.
4Chapter iii. Ramsgate Sands.
5Chapter iv. On the Way Home.
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6Chapter v. The Landlady’s Discovery.
7Chapter vi. My Own Discovery.
8Chapter vii. On the Way to the Major.
9Chapter viii. The Friend of the Women.
10Chapter ix. The Defeat of the Major.
11Chapter x. The Search.
12Chapter xi. The Return to Life.
13Chapter xii. The Scotch Verdict.
14Chapter xiii. The Man’s Decision.
15Chapter xiv. The Woman’s Answer.
16Part II. Paradise Regained. Chapter xv. The Story of the Trial. The Preliminaries.
17Chapter xvi. First Question — Did the Woman Die Poisoned?
18Chapter xvii. Second Question — Who Poisoned Her?
19Chapter xviii. Third Question — What was His Motive?
20Chapter xix. The Evidence for the Defense.
21Chapter xx. The End of the Trial.
22Chapter xxi. I See My Way.
23Chapter xxii. The Major Makes Difficulties.
24Chapter xxiii My Mother-In-Law Surprises Me.
25Chapter xxiv. Miserrimus Dexter — First View.
26Chapter xxv. Miserrimus Dexter — Second View
27Chapter xxvi. More of My Obstinacy.
28Chapter xxvii. Mr. Dexter at Home.
29Chapter xxviii. In the Dark.
30Chapter xxix. In the Light.
31Chapter xxx. The Indictment of Mrs. Beauly.
32Chapter xxxi. The Defense of Mrs. Beauly.
33Chapter xxxii. A Specimen of My Wisdom.
34Chapter xxxiii. A Specimen of My Folly.
35Chapter xxxiv. Gleninch.
36Chapter xxxv. Mr. Playmore’s Prophecy.
37Chapter xxxvi. Ariel.
38Chapter xxxvii. At the Bedside.
39Chapter xxxviii. On the Journey Back.
40Chapter xxxix. On the Way to Dexter.
41Chapter xl. Nemesis at Last.
42Chapter xli. Mr. Playmore in a New Character.
43Chapter xlii. More Surprises.
44Chapter xliii. At Last!
45Chapter xliv. Our New Honeymoon.
46Chapter xlv. The Dust-Heap Disturbed.
47Chapter xlvi. The Crisis Deferred.
48Chapter xlvii. The Wife’s Confession.
49Chapter xlviii. What Else Could i Do?
50Chapter xlix. Past and Future.
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